52nd IFFI to pay tribute to actor Sean Connery

By Express News Service

The 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI)  is scheduled to be held from November 20-28 in Goa. It is being organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), in collaboration with the Goa authorities and the Indian movie business. The pageant can pay particular tribute to the Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Sean Connery, the primary actor to painting the enduring British spy James Bond, by screening 5 of his hottest movies.

The 5 movies which can be to be screened as a part of the particular tribute to the late actor are – From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), You Only Live Twice (1967), The Hunt For Red October (1990), and The Untouchables (1987).

Legendary Hollywood filmmaker Martin Scorsese and celebrated Hungarian director Istevan Szabo might be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award on the IFFI this yr. The pageant may even pay homage to Dilip Kumar, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bertrand Tavenier, Christopher Plummer, and Sumitra Bhave.